Aaah, the 80’s – what a time in musical history. With a sound that still defines some of today’s acts – Killers, MGMT, Interpol, etc, this is a fantastic reference point. With CDs defining 3 separate facets of the 80’s, all seamlessly edited it is the perfect set.
CD 1 is primarily the pop of the era, with the likes of Queen, ABC, Yazoo and Bowie, nestling with 80’s forgotten artists – Belouis Some, the wonderful Hipsway, Blancmange, level 42 and King.
CD 2 is slightly edgier with pet Shops Boys wonderful Shep Pettibone mix of West End Girls kicking off before moving into the likes of Kraftwerk, New Order, Tin Tin, Visage and the seminal Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go monster from Soft Cell – oh what school disco memories from this one!! Indie acts like Orange Juice, lloytd Cole and Echo and the Bunnymen are all present, along with US 1 hit wonders Animotion.
CD3 is the club CD – Nu Shooz, In Deep, Shannon, Shalamar, Grandmaster Flash, Lipps Inc and Paul Hardcastle all feature here, recounting days at Ritzy discos up and down the country!!
Whilst perhaps not as daring as some recent 80’s compilations, especially Edge of the Eighties, it is still a fine collection of 50 odd tracks that define a decade very well.
Out now
Disc: 1
1. Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
2. Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3. Let's Dance - David Bowie
4. Can You Feel It - The Jacksons
5. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
6. Young Guns (Go For It) - Wham!
7. Rapture - Blondie
8. Situation - Yazoo
9. Promised You A Miracle - Simple Minds
10. Poison Arrow - ABC
11. Living On The Ceiling - Blancmange
12. Love And Pride (USA Summer Mix) - King
13. The Honeythief - Hipsway
14. Imagination - Belouis Some
15. Temptation - Heaven 17
16. Something About You - Level 42
17. Shout To The Top - The Style Council
18. Nelson Mandela - The Specials
Disc: 2
1. West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
2. Blue Monday - New Order
3. The Model - Kraftwerk
4. Love Action - Human League
5. Planet Earth - Duran Duran
6. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
7. The Walk - The Cure
8. Mad World - Tears For Fears
9. Fade To Grey - Visage
10. Kiss Me - Tin Tin
11. The Cutter - Echo & The Bunnymen
12. It's My Life - Talk Talk
13. Obsession - Animotion
14. Club Country - The Associates
15. Perfect Skin - Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
16. Rip It Up - Orange Juice
17. Reward - The Teardrop Explodes
18. Rock Lobster - The B-52's
Disc: 3
1. Last Night A DJ Saved My Life – In Deep
2. 19 - Paul Hardcastle
3. I Feel For You - Chaka Khan
4. White Lines (Don't Do It) - Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel
5. Lost In Music - Sister Sledge
6. I Can't Wait - Nu Shooz
7. Dr. Beat - Miami Sound Machine
8. Let The Music Play - Shannon
9. Funkytown - Lipps Inc.
10. There It Is - Shalamar
11. Wordy Rappinghood - Tom Tom Club
12. Stool Pigeon - Kid Creole And The Coconuts
13. All Night Long - Lionel Richie
14. Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
15. Just An Illusion - Imagination
16. Rhythm Of The Night - DeBarge
17. Mama Used To Say - Junior
18. Oops Upside Your Head - The Gap Band
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